The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the winners of the 27th Annual Chili/Chowder Cook-Off, which took place Thursday evening, January 23rd, at The Gingerbread House in Oquossoc. The annual event is sponsored by the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Budweiser Beer and is the kick-off event of Snodeo Weekend. The event was a great success, with close to 200 people tasting 13 delicious chili and chowder samples from area restaurants and then casting their votes for their favorites.
The winners of the 2020 Chili/Chowder Cook-Off are:
Chili Winners
Best Overall The Shed
Mild Furbish Brew House & Eats
Medium The Shed
Hot Bald Mountain Camps
Chowder Winners
Best Overall Parkside & Main
Seafood The Gingerbread House
The bragging rights for this year have been determined and now participants have a year during which to tweak their recipes and compete again next January in this very popular event.
Winner for Best Seafood Chowder – for The Gingerbread House, Jerome Sterling, seen here with beautiful baby daughter Erica
Winner for Best Mild Chili- Chip Smith representing Furbish Brew House & Eats
Fire Chief Michael Bacon, Winner from The Shed for Best Medium Chili
Kirk Wright representing Bald Mountain Camps Wins Best Hot Chili
Representing The Shed and winner of the Best Overall Chili. Police Chief Russell French
Representing Parkside & Main and winner of Best Overall Chili –Jarrod Beedy and cute little son Jack
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